MP raps company registrar

COMPANIES House could face a parliamentary investigation after a senior backbencher attacked the registrar of British firms for creating 'an open season for fraudsters'.

The possibility of an investigation by MPs comes as it has emerged that an expected Government review of the agency, whose troubles have been highlighted by Financial Mail in recent months, appears to have been shelved.

Companies House, led by chief executive Claire Clancy, has almost doubled the length of a disclaimer warning that it carries out only basic checks on commercial data it holds. All incorporated businesses in England and Wales must, by law, supply information.